Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the upcoming tour of Pakistan against the advice of the country's Sports and Recreation Commission.

The board's final decision comes, after 3 days of debate, which began on Thursday when Zimbabwe Cricket issued a press release suspending the tour and 20 minutes later sent an email retracting it.

Meanwhile, with the ICC refusing to depute its officials for the upcoming Pakistan-Zimbabwe cricket series owing to security concerns, the PCB yesterday announced its own panel of match officials for the games.

Former Zimbabwean Test umpire Russel Tiffin has been named as one of the umpires for the 3 one-dayers.